Multiple-form safety device



Patented Nev. 20, i923,a

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Applicativi med november 1922,Y serai No. 603,493.

To all whom t may conce/m Be it known that l, DEMAS S. Con, a citi# 'zen' of the UnitedStates, residing lin the city of Richmond, in the county ofV Wayne, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Multiple-Form Safety Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip- Vv tion, the same being such as will enable Y ber indicative thereof.

vention is to provide means whereby a vper-v others to make and use the same with exacti tude. Y

Modern business requires that billing, and

certain kinds of recording, be done in multi-` ple, that kis there be a plurality of sheets or cards made out in identical form with relation to each other and having the` same num- However the objection to these multiple forms has been that the numbers become mixed and each sheet or card has to be eX- amined separately toV assure the numbers being correct, and'. frequently an incorrect numberor sheet is notfnoticed untilan entry has been made'thereon, thereby causing confusion with consequent loss of time 'and material in correcting the same.

There-fore the primal object of this inson may instantly determine the correctness of the arrangement ofthe several sheets containing a set of sheets to be used for a' without turning each sheet separately, inV

fact without even touching. any of the sheets,'j`

single transaction. `Figure 2 shows the liist sheet of the 'set'turned to expose the second sheet. Figure 3 shows ther second sheet vturned to expose the third sheet; Figure 45 shows the third sheet turned to expose the fourth sheet. And Figure 5 shows the fourth sheet turned exposing the ffthslieetof the set.

Similar indices denote like parts throughl out'the several views.

' ited thereto, as there maybe a greater orV In this instance I'Vhave shownvive sheets in each set or tablet, butv I am not to be'lima less number of sheets in each set.

In order that the constructiomthe operation, and-thel advantages'f` of the Linvention ciated Ifwill now take up a detailed description thereof,l in which' l will set-forthV the same as fully' andas clearly as Imay.

Referring now to the drawings -in detail: Numerals 1, 2, 3, and 5 denote thegflve ,sheets of paper forming a-set, which are,

identical with eachv other'indimensions and 'with'relation' to the printed matter thereon,

'may be more fully understood-and appre the Same to be sued in with identical am,

either 'by carbon sheets or otherwise,fp'referably by means whereby all of the sheets-are filled in at o'neoperation, as by means-of a. 4type-writing machine.V Y

Inthis .instancefivel oblong figures 6,V 7 v8, 9 and l0 are printed across' the upper portions lof the respective sheets l, 2, 3, 4; 4and 5, it of course'being understood Ythat vthe number of said figures should be the same as the number of sheetsin any one set or tab# let. i

Each sheet is provided with butone permanent identificationnumber,` which, num-V bers must lbe the same invall of the sheets ofV anyone set, which identification number inv this instance l havev arbitrarily given-Vas simply as identification numbers ll, l2',

4850, and which are referredto Vherein V14 Yand 15, for the -respective sheetsl, 2,' 3," j

fl andv 5.

identification number sheet l within the first oblong tlg-u're at the right, while the material'offsheetjl away forming the fourlapertures116,` which are concentric with their respective: figures 6, substantially as shown inFig; -1.' 'I

Identification' number'l2 isv printed upon sheet 2, withinv the second oblong figure from the right, while lthe material of `sheet 2 within the' other three ob-longfigures 7I to theleft thereof are cutaway formingV the three oblong apertures 17, vwhile the space within lthe'oblong ligure 7 at 'the frightfremains blank,l all substantially asshownin Figure 2 of the drawings.

'Identiicationnumber 13 is printedV upon Y sheet', within the central oblong figure 8, while the materialV of sheet 3 wit-hin the other two 'oblong figures 8 to the left thereofare lil is Vprinted upon 'i y' within the otherffour figures iw6 f' arev'lcut#l 95.VIV

cut-away Vforming the two apertures 18,-

:while the space withinfthe two oblong figures 8 at the right simply remain blank', as shownv in FigB.l i

Identication numeral is printedupon I iocsv Y in the left-hand oblong figure 9 is cut-away forming the aperture 19, while the spaces within the oblong figures 9 at the right simply remain blank, as shown in 4.

Identification numeral 15 is printed upon sheet 5, within the left-hand oblong figure 10, while the other four oblong iigures 10 simply remain blank, there being no aperture formed throughsheet 5, as indicated in Fig. 5.

The five sheets forming a set or tablet may be secured together as at the left by the clip 20, as shown in Fig. 1, or they may be secured in any other manner whereby the marginal edges of all of the sheets in the vset will be even with each other. Y

When the five sheets are secured together it is evident that each of the oblong figures 6 will be directly above the respective oblong figures V7 8, 9 and 10, whereby the aperture 16 at the left will register with the apertures 17, 18 and 19 atv the left, by reason of which the numeral 15 of sheet 5V can be seen through all of said apertures at the left. Likewise the second aperture 16 from the left will register with the second apertures 17 and, 18, from the left, by reason of whichthe numeral 14 of sheet L can be seen through apertures 16, 17 and 18.

- Likewise the third aperture 16 from thc i left, will register with the third aperture 17 v from the left, by reason of which the numeral 13 of sheet 3 can be seen through said apertures 16 and 17.

Likewise the numeral 12 of sheet 2 can be seen through the fourth aperture from the left of sheet 1. And of course numeral 11 of sheet 1 can be seen'directly upon said sheet 1, as in Fig. 1.

Itis new evident that when a tablet or set of associate sheets are laid flat, as in Fig. 1,

al single glance will show that the identifying numerals, as 1850,V is the same on each of the sheets.

lThe operatormay now place a carbon sheet between each two of said sheets of Y whereby the same matter will be transmitretenes nent record, and the others used for various purposes such as is customary in certain Y lines of business especially in large estabn lishments. Y

it is also to be. understood that this invention is adapted to be used in connection with sets of cards or the like, to be used by banks or installment concerns, wherein one or more cards of aset vbearing a certain identifying character is held bythe issuing concern7 and another card bearing the same identifying character is to be held by the patron and presented at the time of each payment, and when the cards bearing the same identifying characters are placed together, one above the other the identifying characters of all will be visible, the identifying character of the under card being visible through an aperture in the upper card or cards, thereby notl onlyv assuring that the cards are of the saine set, but thereby aligne ing the cards whereby the punching or" an amount, or other data, may be made on both or all of the cards ofthe set at one and the same time and with one operation.

l desire that various changes may be made in the several details herein set forth without departing from the spirit of the invention and without sacrificing any of the ad.

nected together, each of saidVV sheets having a permanent number printed thereon all of v said numbers being identical ,with each other, means whereby the numbers of each of the sheets may be seen at one time with.-

Vout turning any of the sheets.V

1. Multiple billing and record forms com-V prising ay plurality of superposed sheets con- 2. A plurality of superposed sheets. containing printed matter and data which is -identical with each other, and eac-h' sheet having an identifying mark thereon all identical withealch other, and means whereby all of said identifying marks can be seen stone time without turning any of thesheets or disarranging the alinement thereof.

ln testimony whereof l, have he-reuntosub scribed my name.

nei/ras s. con. 

